MAGRAHAT EAST
Assembly seat no. 121 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
BANSARI MOHAN KANJI
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 12
Margin, 2001
1,280
1.06% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCNAMITA SAHA
- Votes
- 56,400
- Vote share
- 46.54%
- Behind by
- 1,280
Electors
1,64,416
Total votes polled
1,21,196
Valid votes
1,21,196
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.7%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,21,196 valid votes
BANSARI MOHAN KANJICPMwon
57,680
47.6%
NAMITA SAHAAITC
56,400
46.5%
KARTIK SARDARBJP
3,744
3.1%
DIBAKAR NASKARPDS
2,295
1.9%
GOPAL MONDALNCP
1,077
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BANSARI MOHAN KANJI | CPM | 66,996 | 50.48% | NOMITA SAHA | 20,320 |
| 2001 | BANSARI MOHAN KANJI | CPM | 57,680 | 47.59% | NAMITA SAHA | 1,280 |
| 1996 | NIRMAL SINHA | CPM | 62,045 | 49.72% | NAMITA SAHA | 4,127 |
| 1991 | NIRMAL SINHA | CPM | 49,581 | 47.96% | NAMITA SAHA | 5,298 |
| 1987 | RADHIKA RANJAN PRAMANIK | CPM | 51,082 | 56.52% | MONORANJAN HALDER | 12,511 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
